Navigation DVD won't eject

BLUF: My DVD drive won't eject the navigation CD. When I scroll (I-drive) to the navigation screen it says "please insert disc", but the disc is in there

I'm not sure of the remedy and I don't like resorting to the "just take it to the dealer" answer, cause that's the very reason service shops stay in business lol!

2005 645ci

Any suggestions or prior occurrences / fixed now will work.

-Flight

have you tried doing an idrive reboot?

Originally Posted by DaKoren

have you tried doing an idrive reboot?

No I haven't....what are the steps to reboot?

Thanks in advance!

-Flight

Sometimes when the cd gets jammed, just wait about 20 minutes and try again. If that fails, turn the car off and turn it on again and try it again. That usually works out for me

You can leave the car sit for 10? minutes and it will shut down, or you can hit eject on the DVD, CD, and press the volume button I think.

Originally Posted by DaKoren

You can leave the car sit for 10? minutes and it will shut down, or you can hit eject on the DVD, CD, and press the volume button I think.

I've let the car sit for several hours in the garage, didn't work.


Pressed DVD, CD, Volume button and the same time twice, Navigation disk still didn't eject.


I can hear the disc spinning inside and from what I gather the disc spins constantly so my next question is, by disconnecting the battery to stop all actions and reconnecting, would this possibly fix my issue?

hi,

It could be that the navigation disc is for a later version ie 2006, 07 etc, so the i drive does not recognise it.

To get the disc out (radical) but it worked when my 3 yr old put 4 discs into my PS3 is to get a wooden lolly pop stick & try to drag the disc out while depressing eject - it might damage the disc though or the DVD driver - CAUTION

This is like any othe PC DVD drive, sometimes it get stuck for what ever reason. If rebooting the iDrive did not work for you you may have to do a hard reboot, which means removing power. try disconnecting the battery, wait a few mintues and then reconnect, then try the eject button. If this don't work then you have a mechnical issue which may require some drastic steps such as suggested by jamie645ci if you do not want to go to the dealer.

Hey guys, new to the site. Lots of great information! I am having the same issue above, was it ever resolved?

I hear the dvd in there and after a restart the CCC (via pressing the DVD, CD eject and volume buttons at the same time, it did not spit out the DVD) i notice that under entertainment, the DVD shows a disk in there. (showing un-supported format error) i try pressing eject again and the menu shows that the DVD is no longer in there, but it still is...

I am assuming that it is probably a mechanical issue, but wanted to see what happened with FLIGHT20THREE since the exact same thing is happening to me now.

By the way, the car is a 2004 BMW 645Ci convertible.

This all happened because I was trying to get a new NAV DVD in there... SMDH looks like 2010 is not good, I just burnt a 2009, but cant try it till I get the old one out. Do you guys recommend another NAV DVD? If so can you post the torrent name, or the download page. Thanks again guys for everything you guys do in here

To reset the iDrive, hold in the eject buttons on both the the DVD and CD, and press and hold the volume button all at the same time. If that doesn't do it it may be mechanical.

Good luck.

Originally Posted by FLIGHT20THREE

I've let the car sit for several hours in the garage, didn't work.


Pressed DVD, CD, Volume button and the same time twice, Navigation disk still didn't eject.


I can hear the disc spinning inside and from what I gather the disc spins constantly so my next question is, by disconnecting the battery to stop all actions and reconnecting, would this possibly fix my issue?

Thanks roseng. I thought so, I've done all that and nothing. Probably mess with it a bit more this weekend, but I guess I need a new drive :-/

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Originally Posted by Knightanium

Thanks roseng. I thought so, I've done all that and nothing. Probably mess with it a bit more this weekend, but I guess I need a new drive :-/

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Good news is that you can find them on eBay reasonably cheap from owners that have upgraded to the CIC system.
Good Luck

Awesome, I'll let everyone know how it works out. Also need tio replace logic 7 amp, and get nav disk going so I'll post a couple more time.

Thanks again

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Just an update, I left the battery un plug over night and that ejected the dvd.

I am trying a couple of different torrents to get navigation up and going, none found so far that work for my 2004 645ci. Any known torrents let me know. I have been through the posts here and nothing jumped out at me.

After the holidays I plan on cleaning the logic 7 amp like you guys described. See if that gets my rear speakers going. Like you guys mentioned the season was backed up, dealer took care of that.

Last thing, I took it to dealer, it had 3 callbacks. 1) drain 2) battery terminal and 3) replacement of a break line. All this was taken care of free of charge since they were recalls.

Appreciate all the info you guys provide, hoping to do my part too



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Season = drain... Stupid auto correct

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Are you looking for a torrent to download the maps ISO? I may be able to help.

Originally Posted by Knightanium

Just an update, I left the battery un plug over night and that ejected the dvd.

I am trying a couple of different torrents to get navigation up and going, none found so far that work for my 2004 645ci. Any known torrents let me know. I have been through the posts here and nothing jumped out at me.

After the holidays I plan on cleaning the logic 7 amp like you guys described. See if that gets my rear speakers going. Like you guys mentioned the season was backed up, dealer took care of that.

Last thing, I took it to dealer, it had 3 callbacks. 1) drain 2) battery terminal and 3) replacement of a break line. All this was taken care of free of charge since they were recalls.

Appreciate all the info you guys provide, hoping to do my part too



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Happy holiday! Yes I'm looking for the torrent to get my navigation up. Can you help?

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Hey roseng any luck with that torrent name/location? I've tried 4, and no dice. Maybe it's the media I'm using. Philips DVD-R

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Originally Posted by Knightanium

Hey roseng any luck with that torrent name/location? I've tried 4, and no dice. Maybe it's the media I'm using. Philips DVD-R

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You need to send me a Private Message and I may be able to help you.